TUTV Original Programs are the result of the hard work and creativity of Temple University students. From producing and filming to writing and directing, these programs are entirely crafted by the students at the university. Their dedication and passion for their craft shine through in every episode.
John Roberts: Man of the Year 1988
John Roberts was the weekend news anchor at WFIL-TV (Channel 6) from 1952 to 1972, the founder of the Temple University radio station, one of the co-founders of WHYY Radio (1954) and WHYY-TV (1957), and a teacher of communications at Temple from 1946 to 1988. Roberts is honored at his retirement party as the man of the year, as Robert R. Smith, the university’s communications dean, was quoted to have said that Mr. Roberts had made “an incalculable contribution to his profession and to education.”